How to get a thumbnail of a window in C#?

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How do you go about getting a thumbnail of a window, like Windows 7 superbar preview, or Aero flip? Note that I do not want a screenshot of the application, there is a way in DWM to get this information.

I would like a C# way of doing this.

Thanks

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 25 '19 at 16:49

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Already been done by Bart de Smet, he used the new Vista DWM api to achieve that.

edited Apr 25 '19 at 16:49

Glorfindel

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answered Sep 23 '09 at 08:32

Shay Erlichmen

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 23 '09 at 07:14

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You may want to check out Mimic - it's entire purpose is to do this, although it is a standalone app.

answered Sep 23 '09 at 07:14

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How to get a thumbnail of a window in C#?

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